Besides, he is an active concert producer and a teacher. In 1979, Aare Tammesalu graduated as a cellist from the Tallinn Music High School with Laine Leichter and in 1985 from the Tallinn State Conservatory with Ivo Juul and prof. Toomas Velmet. Later he acquired a Master's degree with prof. Peeter Paemurru at the Estonian Academy of Music. He has enriched his university experiences by taking private lessons from Mihhail Homitser and participating in the master courses of Martin Ostertag. In 1987, Aare Tammesalu won the 2nd prize at the Contest of Estonian String Instrument Players. In 1979-1984, Aare Tammesalu was a member of the Estonian Radio Chamber Orchestra, in 1991-1996 he worked at the Kotka City Orchestra in Finland and 1997-2007 at the symphony orchestra of the Estonian National Opera. Tammesalu also works as a cello teacher at the Tallinn Old Town Music School. In 2002-2005, Aare Tammesalu was the manager and producer of the State Concert Institute Eesti Kontsert and in 2007-2008 Pärnu Philharmonic Society. He has arranged several music festivals, including Mozart 250, International Music Festival Eduard Tubin and His Time, opeNBaroque, Music of Seven Towns etc.